Myanmar resumes hot air balloon festival in central region after 2-year hiatus

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Myanmar resumes hot air balloon festival in central region after 2-year hiatus

STORY: Myanmar resumes hot air balloon festival in central region after 2-year hiatus DATELINE: Nov. 8, 2022 LENGTH: 00:06:00 LOCATION: PYIN OO LWIN, Myanmar CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of Pyin Oo Lwin Tazaungdaing Lighting Festival 2. various of hot air balloons competitions in Pyin Oo Lwin 3. various of dance troupes performing during the event 4. various of people participating in the hot air balloons event STORYLINE: A five-day hot air balloon festival is held in Pyin Oo Lwin, Myanmar after a two-year pause due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Over 70 hot air balloons in three main categories were competing in this year's event, which runs until Tuesday in the central city of Pyin Oo Lwin, to celebrate the traditional Tazaungdaing Lighting Festival on Monday. Myanmar's Tazaungdaing Lighting Festival is held on the full moon day of Tazaungmon, the eighth month of the Myanmar calendar, to mark the end of the rainy season as well as the end of the Kathina season, during which monks are offered new r

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